Atena Lucana

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Comune in Campania, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Atena Lucana

40°27′N 15°33′E / 40.450°N 15.550°E / 40.450; 15.550CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceSalerno (SA)FrazioniAtena Lucana Scalo, San Giuseppe, SerroneGovernment

• MayorLuigi VertucciArea

^[1]

• Total26.01 km² (10.04 sq mi)Elevation

642 m (2,106 ft)Population

(28 February 2017)^[2]

• Total2,368 • Density91/km² (240/sq mi)DemonymAtinati or AtenesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

84030

Dialing code0975Patron saintSt. BlaiseWebsiteOfficial website

Atena Lucana is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

Atena Lucana is one of the most ancient settlements in the Vallo di Diano, as testified by the presence of prehistoric Megalithic walls. Later it was a Greek trading center, a fortress of the Lucani and a municipium of the Romans. In imperial times it temples dedicated to Jupiter, Cybele, Aesculapius, Hercules, bath, an amphitheatre and, perhaps, a forum.

Around the 9th century it was destroyed by Saracen raiders. Subsequently, it was a fief of different baronial families. In the 19th century much of the population emigrated to North and South America.

Main sights

Church of St. Nicholas (9th century)
Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
Archaeological area of Serrone
Castle
Megalithic Walls (4th century BC)

Festivals

A popular feast day in Atena Lucana is the feast of San Ciro, which is celebrated the 3rd Sunday of May. The women, to show their devotion carry large pyramids of candles on their heads in a procession. Many of them go barefoot as well to show their devotion or to ask for a healing from the Saint.

Twin towns

Meliki, Greece

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.